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Rattlesnake defence

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard T2 eco build that adds an early Rattlesnake-led defensive artillery line around 8:57-11:10 at the middle, with notable pressure beforehand and later base losses.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (74%)

#defence #artillery · 62 distinct matches · 32 players · 2% of Armada Tech games · team won 40% of 62 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • RattlesnakeEarly defence from 8:57 · 3% of role by thenOnly 3% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:15

Started with Rattlesnake (98%), Keeper (2%).

Where those units first fight, in 41 games with kill data: in the middle 85%, on their own side 15%.

Those units destroy a typical 495 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Rattlesnake out by 11:00

  1. Open standard T2 rush with Bot Lab and early mex.
  2. Finish Advanced Bot Lab on the usual T2 timing.
  3. Upgrade mex while team pressure builds up front.
  4. Push out Rattlesnake pop-up arty early to hold middle.
  5. Keep supplying T2 cons and anti-nuke to the team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 62 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:58 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:16, middle half 1:10–1:29

    By 0:59 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · typical 1:16
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:12, middle half 3:58–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (39%)

    By 3:16 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Energy storage
    12. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:44 · typical 4:12
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind−2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 16 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:04 · typical 5:11
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×2
  4. 4

    5:00 to Early defence

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine23Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. RattlesnakeEarly defence after 4 mex, 40 wind, 6 converterdone ~11:10, middle half 9:48–11:36
    Builders
    • Butler5 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot2 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (32%)

    By 8:57 in all: 4 mex · 40 wind · 6 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 31 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 5:53
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler ×2
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind ×2
    15. GunslingerGunslingerfor Pond
    16. Wind ×4
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    18. Wind ×13
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×3
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 11:20 · typical 11:10
  5. 5

    Early defence to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine158Wind
    • Energy Converter36Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Lab in 61% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret −3 vs standard
    • Butler5 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: metal storage (48%) · fusion (45%) · T2 con bot for allies (44%) · anti-nuke (31%) · Rattlesnake (31%)

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 203 wind · 45 converter · 1 energy storage · 7 con turret (standard 10)

    The example game in this phase · 242 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind
    40. Converter ×2
    41. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    42. Wind ×4
    43. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    44. Converter ×2
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. Converter ×2
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×6
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×5
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:10
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. BlitzBlitz
    97. Wind ×3
    98. BlitzBlitz
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. BlitzBlitz
    104. Wind ×2
    105. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    106. Wind ×2
    107. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. BlitzBlitz ×2for Pond
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. BlitzBlitz ×2for Pond
    116. Wind ×3
    117. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    125. Wind ×3
    126. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    130. Wind ×2
    131. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    139. Wind ×4
    140. BlitzBlitz ×2for Pond
    141. Converter ×2
    142. Wind ×3
    143. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    144. Wind
    145. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    146. Wind ×3
    147. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    158. Wind ×3
    159. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Converter
    164. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    165. Wind ×3
    166. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    167. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    168. Wind
    169. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    170. Wind ×3
    171. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    176. Wind
    177. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    178. Wind ×4
    179. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    180. Converter
    181. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×3
    185. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    186. Wind
    187. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×2
    190. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    191. Wind ×3
    192. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    193. Wind
    194. Converter
    195. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    196. Metal storage
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    201. Wind ×2
    202. Con turret
    203. Wind
    204. Converter
    205. Wind ×3
    206. BlitzBlitzfor Suicide front
    207. Wind
    208. Con turret
    209. BlitzBlitz
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. Converter
    214. Wind ×4
    215. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    216. Converter
    217. Wind ×2
    218. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    219. Wind ×2
    220. Converter
    221. Wind ×3
    222. Converter
    223. Wind ×4
    224. Converter
    225. Wind ×2
    226. Converter
    227. Wind ×5
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×3
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×4
    232. Converter
    233. Wind ×4
    234. Converter ×2
    235. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    236. Wind ×6
    237. Converter
    238. Wind ×3
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×2
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (37 OS, 08/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 77% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Geo sea or Air or Pondfirst at 5:00 · in 100% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Geofirst at 8:23 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules2 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:03 · in 85% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

01k2k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

62 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard techEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard techOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard tech
1:003833830000
2:009169150000
3:00167616510000
4:00320731430000
5:00487148480000
6:00600658000000
7:00765372270000
8:00957690610000
9:0011819111690000
10:0014468135020000
11:00170461623953000
12:002015019652202000
13:002412123441575000
14:00281302735792405974
15:003271031538155085128130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Roughly matched the standard build's win rate while destroying far more enemy metal for fewer losses by 15:00.

  • + Own metal lost at 15:00 much lower than standard (130 vs 196).
  • + Enemy metal destroyed more than triples standard by 15:00 (872 vs 262).
  • − Rattlesnake arrives far later than role's usual tempo (11:13 vs role norm near 3% doing this at all).
  • − Team win rate close to standard, so no clear edge from the switch.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[NWP]1347

37.5 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
6317 metal received · 52546 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:10–1:29 · n=62
Advanced Bot Lab4:12Middle 50%: 3:58–4:30 · n=62
Advanced Metal Extractor5:11Middle 50%: 4:59–5:27 · n=62
Rattlesnake11:10Middle 50%: 9:48–11:36 · n=53

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